fois

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• fålls (Southern Bavarian)

Etymology

Fossilized genitive of Foi, from Middle High German val, from Old High German fal, from Proto-West Germanic *fall. Compare German falls.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔes/

Conjunction

fois (Central Bavarian)

1. if, in case, in the event that

Related terms

• åndernfois
• jednfois

Dalmatian

Alternative forms

• foiss

Etymology

From Latin fūsus.

Noun

fois m

1. spindle

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fwa/

• Audio (France, Paris)

  (file)

• Rhymes: -a
• Homophones: foi, foie, foies
• Hyphenation: fois

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle French foys, from Old French foiz, from earlier feiz, from Latin vicem. The reason for the development of an initial /f/, instead of the expected /v/, is not entirely clear. It may be the result of voicing assimilation to the final consonants of numerals such as deus (“two”) or set (“seven”), which would have often preceded the word. Cognate with Portuguese and Spanish vez.

Noun

fois f (plural fois)

1. time (an instance or repetition of something happening)

   J’y vais deux fois par mois.

   I go there twice a month.

   Je lui ai parlé pour la première fois il y a des années.

   I talked to him for the first time a few years ago.

2. (arithmetic) times, multiplied by

Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

fois f

1. plural of foi

References

Anagrams

• soif

Irish

Noun

fois

1. vocative/genitive singular of fos

Mutation

Old French

Noun

fois oblique singular, f (oblique plural fois, nominative singular fois, nominative plural fois)

1. Alternative form of foiz

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /foʃ/

Noun

fois f (genitive singular foise, plural foisean)

1. rest, relaxation, repose, leisure
2. peace, standstill

Derived terms

• ain-fhois
• an-fhoiseil
• foiseil
• fois-losgaidh